Adding/Deleting Entries via PHP

bdemonbr · 01-24-2006, 09:30 AM

Hello - I'm not too familiar with server side scripting but I'm dabbling in PHP and have a question:

How can I create a PHP driven "admin" page that would allow the site owner to add or delete events to a page on a website. e.g. A band website that has a "news.htm" page where the band members can visit a separate password protected page and add events dynamically to the news.htm page; (without manually editing an html file).

Any ideas? I'd prefer to use PHP considering that's what I'm trying to learn right now.

bdemonbr · 01-24-2006, 09:32 AM

also..can this be done without a database -? Please be gentle

tgo · 01-26-2006, 06:02 PM

Well first off the page will have to be named with a .php extension not .htm. The stuff for dynamcilly editng/deleting can easily be done -- this is what php was made for.

Now when you say w/o a database I belive you mean a mysql database. You can do this with a flat file/.txt file database its just more work. I would recommend using mysql if you are learning as it will be a good experience. But if there host doesnt have it then just use a .txt filef or the database and it will work fine.

01-24-2006, 09:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
bdemonbr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 64 OS: WinXP Pro / OS 10.4 / Fedora 9	Adding/Deleting Entries via PHP Hello - I'm not too familiar with server side scripting but I'm dabbling in PHP and have a question: How can I create a PHP driven "admin" page that would allow the site owner to add or delete events to a page on a website. e.g. A band website that has a "news.htm" page where the band members can visit a separate password protected page and add events dynamically to the news.htm page; (without manually editing an html file). Any ideas? I'd prefer to use PHP considering that's what I'm trying to learn right now.

01-24-2006, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
bdemonbr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 64 OS: WinXP Pro / OS 10.4 / Fedora 9	also..can this be done without a database -? Please be gentle Last edited by bdemonbr : 01-24-2006 at 09:42 AM.

01-26-2006, 06:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
tgo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 185 OS: slackware 10.1	Well first off the page will have to be named with a .php extension not .htm. The stuff for dynamcilly editng/deleting can easily be done -- this is what php was made for. Now when you say w/o a database I belive you mean a mysql database. You can do this with a flat file/.txt file database its just more work. I would recommend using mysql if you are learning as it will be a good experience. But if there host doesnt have it then just use a .txt filef or the database and it will work fine. __________________ My new homepage: